Anyone read the latest National Geographic, which has an article on Dubai? Apparently, lots of poor, foreign workers there. Overall, fairly negative take on the country.

Didn't read it, but you do realize that lots of those foreign workers see it as an opportunity to leave their poor countries behind to be better off right? Lots of Filipinos would come and work as maids, many Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis working as taxi drivers, barber shops, hotels, etc. but they're better off than being in their own country, and many of them would work to provide for their parents and/or family back home.

Again I don't know what the article focused on but thought I'd drop that tidbit. I used to live in the UAE for a good portion of my life.